Here we are, in the middle of what they call “spring”…As you can see, the Inn is just buried with snow, but OK…It’s beatuful, though. Sunset are literally breath-taking. So, in the wave of baking foreign goods (what else, with this climate? :D), I came up with these perfect replacement of bread in case you … Read more
The package of dry yeast has been sitting in the pantry for a while. Bread-making, the one that involves kneading and waiting, is something I would like to have time for. A good loaf of bread needs no rush. I am rushing a lot, lately, and with no fixed schedule even the simplest no-knead bread becomes a … Read more
One little step has been done. We have many other little steps in front of us, but we overtook the biggest obstacle. Now, it is all in our hands, and I am confident we can do it. This is a new start, and we have to make the best of this chance that has been … Read more
Here in rural Vermont is all about organic, grass-fed, free range and local-sustainable. Good, clean and fair principles do not struggle finding their place in people mind and daylife. For sure. I mean, in a small town like Hardwick there’s a coop that sells amazing good food and it’s always buzy –despite prices. People got … Read more
Still recovering from jet leg, I woke up slightly early for being a Saturday –I should probably have overindulged in a lazy, late weekend morning.Outside, the level of snow increased overnight to the point that it is now hard to distinguish houses and trees. “Time for a warm breakfast”, I thought. Yesterday, I went grocery … Read more
Impossible to ignore it. For us, living in this part of town, this time of the year is the most exciting. This otherwise forgotten corner of London, where families move to stay out of the crowd and enjoy the green; where rich people move to find rescue from their otherwise hectic lives in the city; … Read more
I love breakfast. I never skip the comforting ritual of making myself a bowl of wholesome muesli and fruit, or oatmeal, or bread with ricotta and jam. I never give up the simple pleasure of a moka pot simmering on the stove while I chop an apple and scoop yogurt on my cereals. On Sunday, though, I like to … Read more
I once heard someone saying that bananas were made to become bread –or muffins. On this, I couldn’t agree more.Sometimes, however, I wake up late (oh lovely weekends!) and don’t have any banana bread or muffins waiting for me on the kitchen counter. Busy week days didn’t give me time even for baking something small…Or … Read more
Oh berries. These red, blue, purple juicy little treats have a magic power on me –the power of putting me in the best mood. I step out of the fruit shop and I cannot think of anything else but the beauty, elegance, brightness and sweet tartness of berries. Here where I live in Northern Italy, … Read more
Looking at my food habits, breakfast is the meal that can best describe my path, my growth, my life from childhood to adulthood. It is the only meal that remained stable and consistent for a given period of time that corresponded somehow to a phase in my life, and that adaped to my changes and … Read more
I changed house five times in the last year. Life of a student, you might say. Indeed. In the courtyard of my new house there’s a pear tree. It gifted us all with plenty of crunchy, sugary fruits since the end of August. We couldn’t resist picking some slightly unripe ones which were hanging at … Read more
We packed, we moved, we unpacked. We lost our Christmas mood somewhere in between, maybe among some of the bags and suitcases. We have had very little time for holiday gift lists and shopping. All we bought was on the internet. However, we found a little time and a lot of enjoyment in making some … Read more